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DescribingandAnalysingGRAPHSANDCHARTSGraphs&chartsPiechartBarchart(histogram)TableLinechart(graph)BECHigherWritingTest:PartOneBECHigher(the3rdversion)P44:ExamformatApproachDESCRIBINGGRAPHSANDCHARTS:PieChartsPiechartsarerelativelystraightforwardastheyonlyusuallyhaveafewsectionsthoughthisisnotalwaysthecase.Youneedtodescribethesegmentsandtheirvalues.Ifthereareverymanythenjustdescribetheonesthatarethemostsignificant.Thevaluesareoftenexpressedinpercentagesbutnotalwayssobecarefulwhatscaleyouareusing.ThispiechartshowsthepercentagesofdifferenttypesofenergyconsumedintheUSin2007.Mostoftheenergy,39.24%,camefrompetroleum.Thenextlargestsourceofenergyis…...Itisinterestingtonotethatrenewableenergy,whichishealthierfortheenvironmentandsustainable,accountsforthesmallestpercentoftheconsumption.BarChartsHopefullyyouwillhavedescribedthetitleofthebarchartinyourintroductionsoyoucangostraightintothedescription.Basically,withabarchart,youneedtodescribethebarsandtheirvalues.Whendescribingabarchartyoufirsthavetodecideinwhatordertodescribethebars,highestvaluetolowestvalueorlowestvaluetohighestvalue.Itmaybeamixtureofthis.Ifthereareverymanybars,youcansometimesgrouptogetherfordescription1or2or3barswhichhavesimilarorthesamevalues.Ifthereareverymanyandyoucan'tgroupthem,thenjustdescribetheonesthatarethemostsignificant.TablesThesecansometimesbetrickyastheyprovidealotofinformationanditisoftenawkwardanddifficulttodescribeeverypieceofinformation.Youhavetodecideanddescribethevaluesandsectionsthatarethemostsignificant.LinegraphThefunctionofalinegraphistodescribeaTREND.Youthereforeshouldtryanddescribethetrendinit.Iftherearemanylinesinthegraph(s),thenjustgenerallydescribethetrend.Ifthereisonlyoneortwo,thenusemoredetail.So,describethemovementoftheline(s)ofthegraphgivingnumericaldetailattheimportantpointsoftheline.Todescribethemovement,thereissomelanguagewhichwillalwaysbeuseful.Thereisalistofwords/phrasesyoucanuse.Asyouwillsee,thereareanumberofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaning.Thismeansthatyouwillbeabletouseavarietyofvocabularywhichgivesagoodimpressiontotheexaminerwhowillreadandmarkyourwriting.Thewordsbelowareparticularlyusefulforlinegraphsbuttheycanalsobeusedwhereappropriatetodescribetheothertypesofgraph.Vocabulary:ExpressingtheMovementofaLineIncrease;rise;climb;boom;goup;grow;double;triple;gain;jump;soar;surge;rocket;leap;accelerate;shootup;peak;summit,recover,improve,reach;leveloffDecrease;descend;fall;godown,slide;slip;decline;reduce;drop;dip;shrink;dwindle;behalved;tumble;plummet;plunge;collapse;slump;diminish;bottomoutFluctuate,vary,upward/downwardtrendRemainstable(at);Remainsteady(at);Stay(at);Stayconstant(at);MaintainthesamelevelAdjectives&AdverbsDramatic,dramatically;Sharp,sharply;Huge,hugely;Enormous,enormously;Steep,steeply;Substantial,substantially;Considerable,considerably;Significant,significantly;Marked,markedly;Moderate,moderately;Slight,slightly;Minimal,minimally;Rapid,rapidly;Quick,quickly;Swift,swiftly;Sudden,suddenly;Steady,steadily;Gradual,gradually;Slow,slowly;Small;heavily,stable,general,smoothly……Someusefulsentences1.Thetableshowsthechangesinthenumberof...overtheperiodfrom...to...该表格描述了在...年之...年间...数量的变化.2.Thebarchartillustratesthat...该柱状图展示了...3.Thegraphprovidessomeinterestingdataregarding...该图为我们提供了有关...有趣数据.4.Thediagramshows(that)...该图向我们展示了...5.Thepiegraphdepicts(that)...该圆形图揭示了...6.Thisisacuregraphwhichdescribesthetrendof...这个曲线图描述了...的趋势.7.Thefigures/statisticsshow(that)...数据(字)表明...8.Thetreediagramrevealshow...该树型图向我们揭示了如何...9.Thedata/statistics/figuresleadustotheconclusionthat...这些数据资料令我们得出结论...10.Asisshown/demonstrated/exhibitedinthediagram/graph/chart/table...如图所示...11.Accordingtothechart/figures...根据这些表(数字)...12.Asisshowninthetable...如表格所示...13.Ascanbeseenfromthediagram,greatchangeshavetakenplacein...从图中可以看出,...发生了巨大变化.14.Fromthetable/chart/diagram/figure,wecanseeclearlythat...oritisclear/apparentfromthechartthat...从图表我们可以很清楚(明显)看到...15.Thistableshowsthechangingproportionofa&bfrom...to...该表格描述了...年到...年间a与b的比例关系.16.Thegraph,showsthegeneraltrendin...该图描述了...总的趋势.17.Ascanbeseenfromthegraph,thetwocurvesshowthefluctuationof...如图所示,两条曲线描述了...的波动情况.18.Overtheperiodfrom...to...the...remainedlevel.在...至...期间...基本不变.19.Intheyearbetween...and...在...年到...期间...20.Inthe3yearsspanningfrom1995through1998...1995年至1998三年里...21.Fromthenon/fromthistimeonwards...从那时起...22.Thenumberof...remainedsteady/stablefrom(month/year)to(month/year)....月(年)至...月(年)...的数量基本不变.23.Thenumbersharplywentupto...数字急剧上升至...24.Thepercentageof...stayedthesamebetween...and.....至...期间...的比率维持不变.25.Thefigurespeakedat...in(month/year)..数目在..月(年)达到顶点,为...26.Thepercentageremainedsteadyat...比率维持在...27.Thepercentageof...isslightlylarger/smallerthanthatof......的比例比...的比例略高(低).28.Thereisnotagreatdealofdifferencebetween...and....与...的区别不大.29.Thegraphsshowathreefoldincreaseinthenumberof...该图表表明...的数目增长了三倍.30....decreasedyearbyyearwhile...increasedsteadily....逐年减少,而...逐步上升.31.Thesituationreachedapeak(ahighpointat)of[%]..
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